One of Those Weeks

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There are “those days” and then there are “those weeks,” when we get through moment to moment instead of day by day.  I apologize for the long absence in blog posts, but know you will understand when I say this has been one of THOSE WEEKS!  I am hanging in there, and positive thoughts are ever so much appreciated.   Thank you for your compassion and empathy.

• Kathy Ireland's Advice: Put Your Own Oxygen Mask On First Kathy Ireland shared some powerfully honest words during our interview last week on The Mommy-Muse Is In.   A single mom of three who works full time wrote in for Kathy's advice.  She said sometimes she wakes up and doesn't know how to continue with pressure from all sides to perform......
• Motherhood From Egg to Zine (and everything in between) literary performance group this Saturday in Seattle! Hello Mommy-Muse Blog Readers! I am off to Seattle for the first ever Motherhood From Egg to Zine (and everything in between) gathering.  We are an inspiring literary performance group for thinking parents, and for those who want to be! Discover us on Saturday, January 24th at your choice of two performances:......
• A Mommy-Muse Should Know Better You"™d think I would know better.  My youngest daughter was bouncing around, climbing my leg and being a naturally distracting (if adorable) three-year-old.  Looking back, I recall a blessed moment of quiet when she discovered my wallet sitting on my desk.  I remember thinking, "I"™d better take that away before......
• Too Happy? Top 10 Tips on How to Feel Like Sh**: Part One WARNING: Some of you will vehemently disagree with what I'm about to write.  If you are in the camp that believes I should be spreading  only sweetness and light around the world, stop reading right now.  Personally, I think you deserve my honesty...why trust any advice I give on empowering......
• Hot Serving of this Week's Best Postpartum Depression Posts Are you ready?  Here are my top picks for postpartum depression posts, counting down to New Year's.  Have I mentioned how much I appreciate the first hand accounts of PPD to take away the stigma of the experience?  Thanks for the honest sharing! Can Fathers Get Postpartum Depression? | ExpectingWords.com......